Condition Table

Post date: Nov 06, 2017 3:8:13 PM

Ciao!

We have begun collecting data on Giudecca! Before doing that, however, we realized that we needed to come up with a specific classification for determining whether the Condition of the green space is an A, B, C, or D. Since our main flowchart uses Condition as one of the main criteria for determining the potential reutilization of the land, we need to make sure that the Condition Table that we come up with is specific enough to get an accurate classification, yet taking all the qualities of the land into account. Below, you will find our solution to this problem: a table/rubric to determine whether a green space is in A, B, C, or D condition.

We understand that this looks complicated at first, so let's break it down:

Each attribute describes a quality of any green space and has a row of four different descriptions of the attribute which represent the classification of A, B, C, and D for that attribute. Each description has a point value associated with it, depending on the quality of the attribute. The first column would receive 4 point, second column 3 points etc... Each attribute is also weighted based on its importance in an overall classification of a green space. For example, the "upkeep" of the land has the highest weight because it is the most visual based attribute in terms of general impression of the land.

Lets say you are trying to find the condition of a green space and you are using this table. You would begin with "upkeep." Lets say the land looked like it was properly maintained and it healthy. So if the"upkeep" for the land deserves a 4 because it was nicely cut and had no barren ground, it would receive 12 points total (4 points * weight of 3) for that attribute since upkeep has a weight of 3. You would then continue with all the other attributes and repeat this process.

In order to determine the final letter classification of a specific green space, we go through all the attributes and select the description in each that best describes the land for each attribute and obtain the point value of for that description. All of these point values from the descriptions are added together, and the total number of points determines the classification of A, B, C, or D. Once you get the total number of points, you determine the final Condition letter of the green space using the following breakdowns:

A: 38-44 B: 28-37 C: 18-27 D: 11-17

I hope that made sense! This is important because it is used in our main reutilization flowchart, which you can find in the previous blog post. We have started classifying green spaces in Giudecca based on this, and it seems to be working well. Stay tuned for our next update!

~ Green Team